New York City is pretty much fucked within 24 hours.

Obviously, they found that densely populated cities are most at risk. But unlike Hollywood portrayals of zombie outbreaks, you'll notice that the infection doesn't happen all at once in every city. In their simulation, for example, the zombie infection originated in New York City, but it would still take a whole month to spread to upstate New York.

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After 28 days, cities are not the most dangerous places to be. That award goes to suburbs like — wait for it — Bakersfield, California.

The study found that towns in between large cities are actually most at risk after a month. For example, the study notes that Bakersfield is in danger of being attacked by zombies coming from San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

The absolute worst place to be after a month is northeastern Pennsylvania.